Vital Statistics: Place of Origin: Czech Republic Group: Terrier Height: 10-12 in. Weight: 13-22 lbs. Life span: 10-15 yrs. Trainability: high Good with children: yes with early socialization Good with other pets: yes What is the origin of the Cesky Terrier? The Cesky (Chess-kee) is originally from Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. In 1949, a […]
We’ve recently written about Reiki for dogs and hydrotherapy for dogs as excellent alternative treatments for dog joint pain. Now comes a story about a New York veterinarian offering acupuncture for dogs. Michelle Bousquet said acupuncture helped relieve her own sciatic pain and now she’s using it in her veterinarian practice to help animals with […]
Some studies have shown evidence that personality traits in horses can be inherited. Researchers in France and Switzerland investigated the Franches-Montagne horse, a light draft horse mixed with heavy drafts and Warmbloods. Their findings show that the more Warmblood genes a horse has, the more of those personality traits are present (and vica versa). The […]
